30/03/2017 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

This is not about preserving heritage for Heritage's sake, this

is about the role began playing in the future of Grimsby. The search

for missing woman and her two young sons widens to Europe. Homes and

businesses were evacuated, now a man admits keeping on licence chemicals

at his house. Somebody from the Home Office

came round and said, And I said, "Thank you

for telling me that." Experts in Yorkshire lead the fight

against the foreign invaders that could kill off our bees. And

tonight, the library book that has taken 36 years to be returned. An

exceptional day particularly across Lincolnshire. 21 degrees. Join me

later for the forecast. It's an abandoned building that has

already cost the taxpayers two million pounds and now

Victoria Mill in Grimsby has been bought by the local authority

which admits even more cash North East Lincolnshire Council says

it was forced into buying the Mill, which is a listed building after it

became unsafe, threatening It's now looking for a private

investor to help turn the mill Problems began a year ago when

people living nearby were moved out due to safety concerns. The council

spent ?1 million repeating the building. They tried to get the

orders of the building to pay for the repairs, but to no avail. In

August, the council said the repair bill had risen by a further ?1

million, an issue raised in the Commons by the Cleethorpes MP, who

said the council needed help in recouping the money. This week, it's

been announced an agreement has been reached by the council to purchase

the building for ?1. Property values have gone down and people are coming

up and licking at the building. David lives in the adjacent flats

and was one of the residency have to be evacuated while repairs were

carried out. If we know who owns it and they are doing something about

it, and hopefully it'll start the ball rolling. This saga has left the

council was quite a bill. The repairs alone are costing ?2.2

million. The scaffolding is costing ?7,000 a week. And then there is the

accommodation for those who had to be evacuated from their homes for

four months. Quite a bill for a cash strapped local authority. Has this

been a wise spender of taxpayers' money? It's been a necessarily spend

of taxpayers' money, because of the health and safety risks. We had to

do it. It was an eyesore before, because there were pictures coming

out of the roof and it really looked dreadful, but I suppose, if it's

going to be put to some use, then that's OK. It cost ?2 million for

that! That's Grimsby heritage therefore you. I think it's a waste

of money. They want to spend more money on the town centre. It came at

a price, but Victoria Mills is no longer in limbo. Work can now start

to give it a future. Caroline is in Grimsby tonight,

how realistic is it to expect something to be done

to the Mill soon? The repairs will be finished until

May and then all of the scaffolding needs to be brought down. I suppose

the important thing is that the council have told me today that no

more public money will be ploughed into this. Private investment will

now be sought to develop the site. Early days yet, but ideas on the

table includes plans to incorporate this into a larger development of

this area around a maritime heritage theme. It is just an idea, but for

the first time in over 50 years now, that is top of the future for this

building. Earlier I spoke to Ben Robinson

from Historic England, who campaign to protect historic

buildings and have already paid out I asked him how important this Grade

II Victoria Mill building is. It's very unusual for us to provide

any funding for a Grade II building, so we recognise it as amongst

the top Grade II buildings Most of our work is concentrated

on Grade I and II*, so it's a really Councils have a duty to look

after the buildings in their area, they have legislation that they can

apply, they have a duty to think about regeneration and the quality

of the built environment So this council is doing

exactly the right thing. But 2.2 million

on repairs in a year. Councils are cash-strapped,

there are other things How can we justify

that amount of money? I think it's important

to say that the initial investment hopefully

will realise long-term benefits. This isn't about preserving heritage

for heritage's sake. This is about the role that

important buildings like this can There are plenty of these old,

derelict buildings. Well, in terms of Grade II

buildings, you're talking about buildings of national

significance, so this is not just a locally

significant building, this is a building of

national significance. It's been a landmark

for 100 years in Grimsby. But do you think people really care,

when there are so many other priorities that the councils need

to spend their money on? Do you think they're

really bothered? It's one aspect of the sort of work

that councils should be doing. They've been decisive in this case,

they've shown leadership. And when there are sums of money

available for regeneration, for reinvigoration of places,

it's those councils that are showing the sort of leadership that

should be first in line. Those councils that recognise

the importance of their built this sort of leadership that should

be first in line. Those councils that recognise

the importance of their built environment and what it means

for the future. Because as I say, this isn't

about the history of the place, What can we get this building doing

and contributing to Grimsby? But if you're spending

money on a building just to stop the repairs,

just to keep it safe, but it's still going to stand empty

and derelict, derelict, but it's still going to stand empty

and derelict, what's the point? The council had to step

in and undertake emergency measures. And our support is

for that urgent work. We've been able to provide some

money towards that urgent work You have to stop building falling

down in order to preserve it, in order for it to work

in the long term. And here, of course,

it was people's homes that were at risk as well,

it wasn't just the building itself. This is a place where people

live, and their homes I'm sure people will have strong

views on this either way. Mr Robinson, very good

to talk to you tonight. Were the council right to step

in and pay to fix this building Should we be able to

knock down buildings that are dangerous -

irrespective of whether Should the council be

concentrating on their main work like bins and social care -

rather than taking If you want to be in touch, if you

think money should be found, your views, get in touch.

I look forward to hearing from you before we finish at seven o'clock.

Police say a missing woman may have left the country.

Samantha Baldwin - who is from Newark and has family

connections to Lincolnshire - hasn't been since since Monday.

Also missing are her sons Dylan and Louis.

Yes, officers are treating this as an abduction,

saying 42-year-old Samantha Baldwin doesn't have custody

of nine-year-old Louis Madge or his six-year-old brother Dylan.

Today police have released CCTV images released showing Samantha's

last known movements, in Nottingham city centre

Police have previously said she and the boys could be

in Lincolnshire or Manchester as they have connections

But they've also told airports and seaports to keep a close eye out

in case Samantha and her sons have left the country.

The scale of the enquiry is on a national basis,

Whilst there is no indication that Samantha has left

the country with the children, that is still an open line

of enquiry, and we will go wherever the enquiry takes us.

We will be relentless until we can recover those

Is there anything to suggest we're closer to finding

Officers have had lots of calls - and reported sightings,

including two that are forming part of their investigation.

Nottinghamshire Police has arrested two people -

a 62-year-old woman and a 36-year-old woman - on

But no, they still don't know where Samantha Baldwin

A ?60 million wood chip factory will be built near Hull.

It'll be built by Accsys Technologies

130 jobs will be created to build it and there'll be a further 30 once

Chalet owners at the Humberston Fitties on the North Lincolnshire

coast have been told they have nothing to fear over

Caravan park company Tingdene is the preferred bidder to buy

Building work in Hull should be finished by the end of the week.

?25 million has been spent by the council on new paving.

Contractor Eurovia had initially said it would be

A man who caused large parts of Bridlington to be shut down

by the Bomb Squad has admitted he "forgot" to apply for a licence

40 homes were evacuated last August while specialist police officers

cleared Gert Meyers property in Oxford Street in the town.

He'd been running an online chemical business from there, selling things

He said the police response had been heavy-handed.

Back in August last year, several streets were cordoned off

and 40 homes were evacuated, after police found

unlicensed chemicals at a property on Oxford Street.

Bomb disposal experts were brought in, and the whole operation cost

Appearing in court yesterday, the man who owned the chemicals,

Gert Meyers, a trained chemist who sold to laboratories

He'd previously been spoken to by police after he sold chemicals

to two people who were later convicted of terrorism offences.

Although he pleaded guilty to breaching the Poisons Act on this

occasion, he said the police were heavy-handed, and said he'd

forgotten to renew his licence for the chemicals after his business

Somebody from the Home Office came round and said,

And I said, "Thank you for telling me that."

And then they knew I had them anyway, because I'd

And they raided my house to find what they knew I already had.

The planned police operation began on the 4th of August last year

and meant police had to evacuate two streets, Oxford Street

When these chemicals were discovered, this area

was completely out of bounds for several hours.

A 100-metre cordon was put in place, and bomb disposal experts

from the Army carried out a series of small explosions

And the area had to be evacuated the next day, too,

so that officers could remove chemicals from the house.

In court yesterday, Mr Meyers He insisted the incident

last August had been an honest mistake, which he created.

In court yesterday, Mr Meyers insisted the incident last August

had been an honest mistake, which he created.

It's hard, you know, it's frightening, if you have

handcuffs on, police car, 75 interviews or

Gert Meyers says he has apologised to his neighbours

He will be sentenced at Crown Court next month.

Victoria Holland, BBC Look North, Bridlington.

Still ahead tonight: The beekeepers fighting

The hornet flies up and down in front of the hive and it grabs

hold of bees and kills them, it bites the head off an takes

The library book that was too good to put down - for 36 years.

Where is that nice red scar? Sarah writes, engage brain before

reading. She also says, we sell ties and dear me, he desperately needs

one. If it's in Boston market, I think

I'll just... I'm only joking, is the best market have ever been to in my

life. I have to say that. Shame about the scarf. Where did you get

it? It's not looking too bad, certainly not as warm as today.

Goodness me, what a March day at speed. The temperatures are what we

normally get in June and July. Tomorrow will be a bit fresher,

sunny spells and a few showers. Sunday still looking to be the best

day of the week, and Saturday might not be too bad either. Plenty to

look forward to over the next few days. What a contrast north-west to

south-east. Norfolk, Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire bathed in

sunshine. It's been chucking it down across the Pennines, but who cares

about them? Looks like it will continue to be fighting this evening

and overnight. Very high temperatures for the time of year.

That might bring up showers from the south-west. Temperatures levelling

out at 11 or 12 Celsius. The sun rises in the morning...

It looks as though there will be more cloud around tomorrow. It could

be thick enough for one or two showers, but the global break-up

from time to time. We will see sunshine with one or two possibly

sharp showers, but many of us will stay entirely dry. Top temperatures

up to 16 degrees. We might sneak 17 in somewhere. 12 showers possible on

Saturday, otherwise it's mostly dry with some sunshine. Sunday looks a

nice day. Will probably hang on that fine weather into Monday. Peter, no

need your scarf. There are quite a few viewers in

Sheffield, Peter. That counts. Well, we had. See you

tomorrow. They are the invaders from Europe

that scientists say could ruin our Now people here are being asked

to watch out for any sign The insect - that feeds on honey

bees - is widespread in France and there are fears it could come

into East Yorkshire on a ferry Dr Chris Coulson is on the front

line in the fight against As chairman of the Beverley

Beekeepers' Association, he's I look for certain pests

and diseases during the year because we're near a port and these

things are likely to It's now come across

the Channel somehow. It's probably come across

on a car, and the problem These pictures show the way a close

cousin hunts its prey, capable of eating up to 40

honeybees a minute. British bees haven't quite worked

out how to protect themselves. The Asian hornet reached France

in 2004 and has been spreading 100 In September they were found

in Britain for the first time. The worry is if they get established

here, they could decimate The hornet flies up and down

the front of the hive and it grabs hold of bees and kills them,

it bites their head off and takes the body back to the young

because it needs protein for getting Now Chris is among those encouraging

the public to keep a lookout for the invading hornets by setting

traps and familiarising themselves The main thing they've got to look

out for is the difference The European hornet is mostly

yellow, the Asian hornet has It also has yellow legs

and a yellow face. This is the first Asian Hornet

is to be found in the UK. This is the first Asian

Hornet found in the UK. Discovered in Gloucestershire last

year, it's been brought here It's an endangered species, it

hitched a ride probably earn a consignment of pottery in 2004 and

it has since spread right through France and for the first time last

year, we found a nest in the south-west of England. It eats a

wide range of insects and we certainly don't want it to get

established and damage everyone biodiversity.

The threat is so severe an app has even been launched

by the Government to help the public identify the insects.

People power could be the key to saving the honey bee.

Stars of Hull and East Yorkshire's tourism industry are

The Driffield Show is nominated for the Small Tourism Event award

alongside Rod Stewart at Hull and the Beverley Puppet

The ceremony will take place at Bridlington Spa.

More than 500 people are expected to attend.

The Duke of York has been in East Yorkshire today to open

Prince Andrew was in Brough at the refurbished

?6 million has been spent transforming the old BAE site

This weekend is the start of the second season

Here's Kofi Smiles with a look at the highlights.

We've had Made In Hull, but now Roots and Routes

is here for three more months of culture.

Paragon train station is getting another art

As if it wasn't cultured enough already!

It's a family friendly show by an award-winning poet.

From Saturday, you can see The Shipbuilder And His Wife by

This masterpiece is by one of history's greatest

Did you know that if you weave the pages of two books

together, you will not be able to pull them apart.

Find out how this works and more science, maths

and engineering this weekend at the science festival here at the

Have you ever experienced theatre in a taxi?

Driving audience members around the city to experience the story

And if you go to our City of Culture website, you can see lots more

including a behind the scenes look at the sand-filled cars

It was a book borrowed in December 1980 from an East Yorkshire library.

But it's taken until now - 36 years on - for "Our beautiful

homeland: York" by I.P Pressly to be returned.

It came in the post decades overdue with a note of apology.

Within the bustling East Yorkshire market town of Pocklington,

a normal day in the library is taking shape, with newspaper

readers, book readers even song and story time for the tiny ones...

There are also those who return books and those who don't,

well, strictly speaking they do, but wait 36 years to do it.

We had our book returned to the library, it was just put through the

post box and it had a note in to say, I am sorry it is 36 years

overdue. We assume there will be no fines, because we were under 18 when

it was borrowed. It's a nice book to get back anyway, but when we noticed

the date and the note, we were a bit surprised. It is out of print, so we

wouldn't be able to get hold of it again. It's a local studies book

about York and it has some really beautiful illustrations in it. You

can order it if you want to have a look at it. But please don't keep it

or 36 years. That is pretend it was me who borrowed that book, which it

wasn't. What kind of reaction would I have got? Is coming up at ?1314,

please. Maybe that's why they stayed anonymous.

That's an estimated figure at the 10p a day charge,

but in reality, there's a ?10 cap here for overdue books,

and it doesn't cost under 18s, however, would you take it back

I think it's amazing, I definitely wouldn't have brought it back, I

would probably have deleted it to charity. I think it's very good of

them to finally return it, better late than never. But yes, I should

imagine that's quite a hefty fine amount. 36 is a long time, years.

They probably could have fitted into their schedule.

There is an exception to the rule as this old note

from the county librarian says, they don't want books back

if an infectious disease breaks out in your house,

other than that, you have no excuse, so lets start the amnesty

other than that, you have no excuse, so let's start the amnesty

on overdue library books, so future generations

Simon Spark, BBC Look North, Pocklington.

Maybe they had an infectious disease for 36 years. If you have any

stories, please get in touch. Let's get a recap of the national

and regional headlines. From workers' rights to farming -

thousands of EU laws will be transferred to the UK legal system

as the country prepares for Brexit. A cash-strapped council has been

forced to take on a listed building Tomorrow's weather:

A cloudy start with bright It will feel warm in the brighter

intervals but we can't rule out the odd patchy shower where cloud

is thick enough. Victoria Mills and the cost of ?2

million in a year, one viewers said this at a time when the council is

going to close public toilets, you couldn't make it up a few tried.

Another one says, why do they turn it into much-needed flats. The

repair money should be recovered from the owners. Mike agrees,

councils are cash-strapped and the best long-term benefit would be to

convert this building into housing, not yet another museum. This from

John, who says, I congratulate the Council for spending this money on

this heritage. And caught by expert here, the council is doing exactly

the right thing and the council issued showing great leadership.

Thank you for all of those, keep them coming in. We will see each

night at half past ten or if not, tomorrow at half past six.

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